Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes
The nonlinear effects and laser-induced optical and thermal damage in optical fibers, together with the limitations of beam quality and mode-field area, restrict the power scaling-up of single-mode output for developing high-power fiber lasers in the kilowatt and above range. The design of photonic...
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| description | The nonlinear effects and laser-induced optical and thermal damage in optical fibers, together with the limitations of beam quality and mode-field area, restrict the power scaling-up of single-mode output for developing high-power fiber lasers in the kilowatt and above range. The design of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) with large mode areas is an effective way to address this problem. In this paper, the demands and challenges of designing very large-mode-area (VLMA-) PCFs are discussed, including the overall fiber structure design and property simulation, especially the precise definition of single-mode operating conditions of VLMA-PCFs. Finally, an advanced stress-induced polarization-maintaining, Yb-doped, PCF structure with a large mode area realized by introducing both leakage channels and higher order mode-filtering units is proposed and analyzed theoretically, for which a maximum core diameter of 101 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol{\mu}{\text{m}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and single-mode field diameter of 76.33 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol{\mu}{\text{m}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> at 1064 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{nm}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and a birefringence value <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol{> 10^{-4}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> orders of magnitude are achieved. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0be37bfb52b4c93a0ce0b41f5bcb6a72025-08-20T03:33:14ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552024-01-0116311110.1109/JPHOT.2024.339577610517389Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order ModesYuan Ma0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1921-2372Rui Wan1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1958-1784Huanhuan Yang2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5929-9607Yanfu Li3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2497-5817Chao Chen4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6496-0962Pengfei Wang5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5285-9832State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi'an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi'an, ChinaInformation and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, ChinaInformation and Navigation College, Air Force Engineering University, Xi'an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi'an, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Xi'an, ChinaThe nonlinear effects and laser-induced optical and thermal damage in optical fibers, together with the limitations of beam quality and mode-field area, restrict the power scaling-up of single-mode output for developing high-power fiber lasers in the kilowatt and above range. The design of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) with large mode areas is an effective way to address this problem. In this paper, the demands and challenges of designing very large-mode-area (VLMA-) PCFs are discussed, including the overall fiber structure design and property simulation, especially the precise definition of single-mode operating conditions of VLMA-PCFs. Finally, an advanced stress-induced polarization-maintaining, Yb-doped, PCF structure with a large mode area realized by introducing both leakage channels and higher order mode-filtering units is proposed and analyzed theoretically, for which a maximum core diameter of 101 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol{\mu}{\text{m}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and single-mode field diameter of 76.33 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol{\mu}{\text{m}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> at 1064 <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{nm}$</tex-math></inline-formula> and a birefringence value <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\boldsymbol{> 10^{-4}}$</tex-math></inline-formula> orders of magnitude are achieved.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10517389/Finite element methodphotonic crystal fibersstress-induced birefringenceoptical fiber amplifiers |
| spellingShingle | Yuan Ma Rui Wan Huanhuan Yang Yanfu Li Chao Chen Pengfei Wang Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes IEEE Photonics Journal Finite element method photonic crystal fibers stress-induced birefringence optical fiber amplifiers |
| title | Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes |
| title_full | Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes |
| title_fullStr | Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes |
| title_short | Stress-Induced Polarization-Maintaining Large-Mode-Area Photonic Crystal Fibers With Deviation of the Single-Mode Transmission Band and Delocalization of Higher-Order Modes |
| title_sort | stress induced polarization maintaining large mode area photonic crystal fibers with deviation of the single mode transmission band and delocalization of higher order modes |
| topic | Finite element method photonic crystal fibers stress-induced birefringence optical fiber amplifiers |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10517389/ |
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